The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-22

| SAhAeIo' onLhOo w Lung UOIu Was AuJ.
Of the Regiment for a time. Co. K.
was from Jackson County. The Off
GERS were, Captins, Levi M. Stephenson
and Lewis A. Atkinson; First Lieuten-
ants L. A. Atkinson and Milton Brown;
Second Lieutenants, Jacob Thompson
Jerome Plummer and Vincent Rad
cliff. Capt. Stephenson resigned; {;
Capt, Atkinson received wound from
from the effects Of which he died a
few years since. Died in the service,
Barnabus Canter, Aug. 10Th, 1868;
Henry Downey, Nov. 1st, 1864; A..
Gatchall, Oct, 9th, 1868; H. Hol-
comb, March 9th, 1868; CHS Murray,
drowned at Adamsville, Ohio, July
! 18th, 1888; William Rook, dieu July
9th, 1868; J. H. Rickabaugh, oct. 7th,
1854; Henry Rider, April 1st, 1858;
John Lucas, killed at Winchester,
July Goth, 1854; Peter Pyles, killed at
same place; James L. Rhodes, died Of
wounds Oct 11th, 1854.
List of Battles-Buffalo, W. Va,
Sept. 26th, 1862; Fayetteville Va,
May 10th, 1868; Blake's Farm Va,
May 9th, 1864; New River Bridge Va,
May 10th, 1864; Cow Pasture River
Va, June 5th, 1864; Lynchburg Va,
June 18th 1864; Stephenson's Depot
Va, July Goth, 1864. Winchester Va,
July oath, 1864; Martinsburg Va,
July 25th, 1864; near Charlestown Va,
Aug. Oath and 25th. 1864; Opequan or
Winchester Va, Sept. 18th, 1864;
Fishers Hill Va. Sept. 22d, 1864;
Cedar Greek Va, Oct. 10Th, 1864.
This Regiment travelled distance of
1929 miles while in service.
The first O. H A., was organized at
Camp Portsmouth in 1862, as the
117th, O. V. |. In 1853 it was Or
ganized as the First Heavy Artillery,
of twelve Companies of officers and
lat men each, an aggregate of 1889
officers and men; Its principal SER
vice was in Kentucky and Tennessee.
1t was a magnificent Regiment.
Mustered out in July 1855. The fol-
lowing is list Of the Jackson Co.
men who died in the service: James
Winters, Co. H., Ashland KY, Dec.
I'd, 1862; John S. Jones, Co., H., Gov
ington KY, Aug. 26th, 1868; Parkson
Shumate, Co.. H., Camp Nelson KY,
March 9th, 1864; William w. Nc
Cune, Co., A, Covington KY, March
10th, 1868; William Brooks, Co., A,
Covington KY, Feb Oath, 1864; John
W. Donabey, Co., A., Portsmouth o.,
Oct. 29th, 1862; Amos Garrett, Co., A.,
At home, March 22d, 1865; Moses
Hawkins, Co. A, Covington, KY, April
Is, 1861 Harrison Toland, Co. A, Cleve-
land, Tenn, Nov. 1, 1854; Geo. w. Ross,
Co. H, Camp Nelson, KY. Dec. 2, 1868;
William W. Tanner, Co. II. Knoxville
Tenn, 1864; Edwin III. Tutten, Co. H,
Knoxville, Tenn. 1864. Judge Miller, S.
G. Martin, Maj. Matthews, Lot Davies. S.
J. Long, T. J. Edwards, and other promi-
nent citizens of Jackson, served in this
regiment. The number of Jackson Coun-
ty men, 275.
The Second o. H. A. contained some
25 men, under Lieut.. John @. Gibson,
from Jackson County. W. T. Washam
was in this regiment.
| The 73d Ohio contained about 40 men
| from Jackson County, in Capt. Silas
Irons Company, G. They were from the
enbrand, late Infrmary Superintendent,
was Lieutenant in this regiment. 1t
was engaged in the fights of Cross Keys,
Second Bull Run, Gettysburg, Lookout
Mountain, Chickamauga, New Hope
Church, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek,
Averysboro, Cedar Mountain, Frederlcks-
burg; Chattanooga, Mission Ridge, Resa-
ca, Marietta, Atlanta, Savannah, Benton
ville The following Jackson County
boys died in the service: William Burns,
killed at Kenesaw; Isaac Willis, killed at
Gettysburg; Benz. Fitzgerald, died of
wounds; Mason Brown, killed at Second
Bull Run; Enoch M. Deity, died of
wounds at Gettysburg; Elisha Leake,
killed at Gettysburg; James Ray, killed
at Gettysburg; William Radcliff, died in
June. 1868; Alex. Speakman, died at Fair
fax, 1862; Jacob Sigler. died in hospital
near Atlanta; James P. Wellman, died of
wounds, Nov, 1862.
The 10th Ohio was a six months Or
ganization, and contained 80 men from
jackson County, under Capt. Oliver S.
Miller. The regiment served in Ken
lucky.
The 172d Ohio contained two Jackson
County companies, for 100 days service:
Co. A. go men, Capt. Samuel White; First
Lieutenant, Andrew Miller; Second Lieu
tenant, V. B. johnson. Co. B, S4 men,
Capt T. j. Evans; First Lieutenant, j.
w. Vaughn; Second Lieutenant, William
Claar.
In the 173d Ohio, Jackson County had
fifty men, 16 under Lieut.. Charles Hunt,
Capt. Coleman Gillilan's company, a
squad in Co. D, under Lieut.. Moses Nor
gan. in Co. F, under Lieut.. J. N. Hanna.
This regiment served in Tennessee. We
| anDend a LIST of deaths from Co G.. of